I truly enjoy the sound of optical compression, It adds a beautiful consistency of sound, The program material Just sounds better coming out of these units....
It's maaagic on bass! Always works great on harsh fas transient midrangy instruments such as brass horns due it's mellow and slow character. Was surprised how good it sounded on the snare when just kissing the needle!
Very nice. Added some nice harmonics and velocity to every thing it touched .Made a nice difference even Before gain reduction. Very surprising how well it did with kick and snare.
Joshua make awsome gears... I think my favorite the Neve HA-33609 clone...😊 I does'nt have one yet... But in test whit the original one side by side almost no different!😮
Hello sir ur vdos helped me a lot....thnk u fr such grt vdos....bt sir can u make a vdo with the behringer xynex qx 1204 mixer cum audio inter face....jst how to make its connections for multitrack recording and some softwares that works the best with this interface.
Hey Dr mix.. how do you do you’re routing so that you can route all the separate channels to the same compressor? I have an Midas M32 and ableton. Is it that you choose the same channel out on selected track in cubase? And then route it back in.. I can see you got it on every channel..
i don't know if i have the ears to hear it but sincerely all i hear is the sound getting louder / quieter, no more differences. i need to practice my ears :(
by the way i have good soundcard and setup to hear good audio source.. even so i can't make any difference besides sound volume with not only this, but every compressor.
well if you look at the meters on Cubase it's not actually louder... It's more the perceived loudness. But want you really want to listen to is how the texture and character of the sound changes. Try with headphones :)
yes, i have monitor headphones with balanced sound and monitor 2.0 on my pc.. i really can't hear any differences besides loudness. i already tested many compressors on my DAW on my pc. no luck.
Maybe do you have to understand what the compressors do with the sound. And what it do with different sounds. Like, with vocals they have a whole different result on the way we perceive the sound that on kick drums for examples. Is all about shaping the dynamics. On vocals, can bring a effect of more attitude.
+Diego Weber Amongst other things, it does add some valve sound which will tend to make things sound a bit warmer. It is quite subtle though, unless you're listening specifically for the signature of that valve sound. Having too much character in a compressor can limit its usefulness, but try them at extreme settings and you'll definitely hear the difference. For example, program a high freq chord with a deep subby bass, and stick a single band compressor on the master channel. You'll hear the compressor kicking in for sure, ducking the chord out as it hits.
This sounds nothing like the Waves Plugin. Well of course everyone is entitled to their opinion, but you wouldn't say that if you had one at home and A/B against waves plugs. UAD doesn't match it either. Plugs may capture the compression very nicely, but the imaging of hardware is different, thicker, warmer, bigger.
But if the difference isn’t notable to anyone outside of a studio setting then I’d the difference significant? That’s the thing sometimes the difference is more noticeable in person in a certain setting, yet if that thickness doesn’t translate on streaming and websites the way 99 percent of people listen to their music, then the device becomes obsolete in that sense.
It brings out the air very nicely on the female vocals, wow
I have a pair of those... Stam Audio gear is simply magic!!! Doctor Mix, please make us a comparison with the original please!!!
I truly enjoy the sound of optical compression, It adds a beautiful consistency of sound, The program material Just sounds better coming out of these units....
It's maaagic on bass! Always works great on harsh fas transient midrangy instruments such as brass horns due it's mellow and slow character. Was surprised how good it sounded on the snare when just kissing the needle!
Very nice. Added some nice harmonics and velocity to every thing it touched .Made a nice difference even
Before gain reduction. Very surprising how well it did with kick and snare.
This will be perfect for the 7 piece funk group I record in my closet.
very good
Could you show how you connect and configure with your software?
Joshua make awsome gears... I think my favorite the Neve HA-33609 clone...😊 I does'nt have one yet... But in test whit the original one side by side almost no different!😮
Really nice on the bass !
0:52 ... needs more rings (on the pinkie).
LOL I was checking in the comments for a comment like this one! First thing I noticed when the vid started were those rings hahahaha
d flute guy killed it :D
MixDoctor have you tried Stam's SSL G clone? We'd love to see you do a comparison with the original SSL!
Great review, sa-2a is amazing as much as the flute player in the video!. Subscribed
nice really ; what is the use of output +10 and output + 4 please ? Thanks
thank you SOOO much for being one of the only videos that demo's an opto compressor with horns!! This has been super helpful!
Waiting for mine ✌🏻😎
When did you order it?
Doctor Mix a while ago, masteringmansion has some pre ordered. I think they come out next month!
Sheeeesh I might need to get one
yeahhh hope get one. From Mexico
it sounds really good!
Superb review!
great.thanks for the video....
THANKS
Hello sir ur vdos helped me a lot....thnk u fr such grt vdos....bt sir can u make a vdo with the behringer xynex qx 1204 mixer cum audio inter face....jst how to make its connections for multitrack recording and some softwares that works the best with this interface.
Haha looks fun. Your videos are rockin'
That flute is dope
Why "In the goo....", though?:))))
Hahahhaah
Could this be the device that the sound engineer used to finish Todd Terry's songs?
Hey Dr mix.. how do you do you’re routing so that you can route all the separate channels to the same compressor? I have an Midas M32 and ableton. Is it that you choose the same channel out on selected track in cubase? And then route it back in.. I can see you got it on every channel..
How do u think these clones compare with spl dynamaxx? Got any experience with those ?
How did you make it to show up as a insert please?
Does it works in stereo?
The attack is a little bit faster than the original LA2A, is that right?
We thoght that with ore percussive instruments, but then on vocals not so much
How much it cost
i don't know if i have the ears to hear it but sincerely all i hear is the sound getting louder / quieter, no more differences. i need to practice my ears :(
by the way i have good soundcard and setup to hear good audio source.. even so i can't make any difference besides sound volume with not only this, but every compressor.
well if you look at the meters on Cubase it's not actually louder... It's more the perceived loudness. But want you really want to listen to is how the texture and character of the sound changes. Try with headphones :)
yes, i have monitor headphones with balanced sound and monitor 2.0 on my pc.. i really can't hear any differences besides loudness. i already tested many compressors on my DAW on my pc. no luck.
Maybe do you have to understand what the compressors do with the sound. And what it do with different sounds. Like, with vocals they have a whole different result on the way we perceive the sound that on kick drums for examples. Is all about shaping the dynamics. On vocals, can bring a effect of more attitude.
+Diego Weber
Amongst other things, it does add some valve sound which will tend to make things sound a bit warmer. It is quite subtle though, unless you're listening specifically for the signature of that valve sound. Having too much character in a compressor can limit its usefulness, but try them at extreme settings and you'll definitely hear the difference. For example, program a high freq chord with a deep subby bass, and stick a single band compressor on the master channel. You'll hear the compressor kicking in for sure, ducking the chord out as it hits.
Waht does in the grooo, in the grooo, in the grooooohoo mean?
YO
it sounds alot like the CLA-2A plugin from waves
This sounds nothing like the Waves Plugin. Well of course everyone is entitled to their opinion, but you wouldn't say that if you had one at home and A/B against waves plugs. UAD doesn't match it either. Plugs may capture the compression very nicely, but the imaging of hardware is different, thicker, warmer, bigger.
Richie Famus #fActs.
But if the difference isn’t notable to anyone outside of a studio setting then I’d the difference significant?
That’s the thing sometimes the difference is more noticeable in person in a certain setting, yet if that thickness doesn’t translate on streaming and websites the way 99 percent of people listen to their music, then the device becomes obsolete in that sense.